Del Marcos Hotel, 225 W. Baristo Road, Palm Springs; (760) 325-6902, http://www.delmarcoshotel.com. A 1947 classic, restored in the last two years. Seventeen rooms, about $134-$270 in winter, dropping to as low as $109 in summer.

Sunnylands Center & Gardens, 37-977 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; (760) 328-2829, http://www.sunnylands.org. Nine acres of gardens and a cafe on grounds once owned by philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg. Free. Open Thursdays-Sundays. Closed in August. Tours of the Sunnylands estate, a midcentury modern mansion where the Annenbergs lived, are $35 per adult and must be reserved in advance.

To celebrate the silver anniversary of the UConn men's 1989-90 Dream Season, The Courant will be looking at players and coaches who helped make that team special. Stories will appear periodically throughout the season.

FALL RIVER, Mass. — In the days leading up to his death, Odin Lloyd and former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez corresponded through text messages about meeting up, according to testimony given in court Tuesday.

A Justice Department investigation will allege sweeping patterns of discrimination within the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department and at the municipal jail and court, a law enforcement official familiar with the report said Tuesday.

A Yale police officer investigating a burglary, who pulled his weapon while mistakenly detaining a Yale student, was in compliance with department policy, according to an internal investigation by the Yale Police Department.